Improvement in gloves for husking corn



A.C.MEYN,

Improvement in Glove for Husking Corn.

No- 126,474., Patented May-7,1872.

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AM mam unmaRAFH/c to. x fosso m's's "M65584 UNITED STATES ALBERT O.MEYN, OF JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN GLOVES FOR HUSKING CORN.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.126,474, dated May 7,1872; antedated May 1, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT O. MEYN, of

J erseyville, in the county of Jersey and State of Illinois, haveinvented a new and usefulImprovement in HuskingGlove and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters ofreference marked thereon. This invention relates to that class ofdevices which are employed to facilitate the operation of husking corn;and consists of a peculiarlyconstructed glove or mitten, which will befully described in detail hereinafter.

In the drawing a perspective view of my improved glove is shown.

I To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill now proceed fully to describe the same. I

A represents the glove or mitten, the flexible portion of which isformed of two distinct parts, a a, united together securely at thetinger-ends in the usual manner. These parts are also connected togetherat the wrist by a strap, B, by which latter also the mitten is securedupon the hand. (J and D represent metallic plates provided withspikes,the former of which is adapted to cover and protect the ends of thefingers, and the latter the thumb. E E represent springs, preferablyformed of wire, so bent and secured to the plates 0 D as to extend overthe greater portion of these plates.

The operation is as follows: The glove is placed upon the hand andsecured thereto by means of the strap about the wrist. The ear of cornis then grasped and stripped. The springs readily yield when the ear isseized, and permit the spikes to enter the husks. As soon as thepressure is removed, however, they necessarily react, and thus push ofl'from the spikes any of the husks that may adhere thereto.

By means of the construction of the mitten in two parts it may be wornon either hand.

I am aware that metallic plates have been employed in connection withthe finger and thumb coverings, and I do not, therefore, broadly, claimsuch a device; but

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A husking-glove or mitten provided with springs, in the manner andfor the purpose substantially as described.

2. In combination with a huskingglove, consisting of the parts a a, andmetallic plates 0 D,'the springs E E, as described.

This specification signed and witnessed this fourth (4th) day of August,1871.

ALBERT O. MEYN.

J AMES A. LOCKE, DAVID M. HOUGHTLIN.

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